Mystery Photo #126: Twin ‘Tin Man’ Water Towers

Mark Nicklawske Dec 04, 2020 2 Comments

The harbor looks busy in this vintage photo for sale at the Superior Salvation Army

I found this framed photo with an unusual view of the Duluth Harbor and Aerial Lift Bridge at the Superior Salvation Army last weekend. It’s signed by Tim Slattery.

Lots of questions about this picture: Was the photo taken from a structure or from an airplane? Can anyone identify the three (!) ships in the port? What jumped out to me were the twin “tin man” water towers on the hill above the bridge. Where were they located and when were they taken down?

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Abrahamson’s Tree Farm

ness5353 Dec 03, 2020 1 Comment

Just wondering if anyone knows if Abrahamson’s Tree Farm is still selling cut-your-own trees? Also what they charge?


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Unexpectedly Delayed in Duluth

Paul Lundgren Dec 03, 2020 2 Comments

The date of the written message on this relic appears to be either Dec. 2 or 3, 1905. It is postmarked from Duluth on Dec. 5 and arrived in St. Paul the next day.

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Monthly Grovel: December 2020

Paul Lundgren Dec 03, 2020 No Comments
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Minnesota is under another COVID-19 Emergency Executive Order from Governor Tim Walz until Dec. 19. But the “dial back on certain activities” doesn’t mean the PDD Calendar is barren. There are online events galore, activities outside the parameters of the order such as Bentleyville, and numerous virus-defying events in lawless Wisconsin. So the merry elves at Perfect Duluth Day remain hard at work.

Each month we reach out with one beggarly blog post to remind everyone that human beings and not machines are at work editing and publishing calendar events. So if you appreciate it, drop a few bucks in the PayPal account.

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Duluth photos repaired and colorized: 19th century people/places

Matthew James Dec 02, 2020 4 Comments

Streetcar Barn (1882)
Superior Street and 11th Avenue West

All of the photos here come from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library through the Minnesota Reflections website. While most of the pictures on the site have been well preserved, some have been damaged over the years. For six of these photographs, I digitally repaired any damage and then added color.

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Adventures of the Bigger-Than-Weather Boys

Paul Lundgren Dec 01, 2020 2 Comments

This series of advertising postcards by artist and writer Peter Newell promotes the Patrick-Duluth Woolen Mill.

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Virtual Broadway murder mystery musical is set in Duluth

PDDTV Nov 30, 2020 No Comments

Detective Case is finally on the case. Sing along with Jessica Keenan Wynn in the video above. She plays the role of a meter maid “doling tickets out in Downtown Duluth” until a murder case takes her in a new direction.

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Duluth You & Me: Sled Dogs and Their Mushers

Paul Lundgren Nov 30, 2020 No Comments

Use the link below for a printable PDF for your coloring and drawing pleasure.
Duluth You & Me: Sled Dogs

Follow the Duluth You & Me subject tag to see additional pages. For background on the book see the original post on the topic.


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Bailey is Short Rap

Jim Richardson (aka Lake Superior Aquaman) Nov 30, 2020 No Comments

This is basically an in-joke between friends but local and fun enough to post. A diss track inspired by my short friend Bailey. She dared me to do this, is how I remember it.

Music: “Young Thug Type Beat 2018 – ‘Sippin’ | Trap Instrumental 2018” by MADEBYFLOWERZ

 

 


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Julebyen Troll Patrol

PDDTV Nov 29, 2020 No Comments

Learn all about the infestation of trolls in the Knife River area.


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PDD Quiz: November 2020 in Review

Alison Moffat Nov 29, 2020 No Comments

How much do you remember about the news that made headlines in November? Take this weeks current events quiz to find out!

The next PDD quiz will be published on Dec. 13; it will look at some Twin Ports records (steepest street, tallest building, etc.). Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at [email protected] by Dec. 10.

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News and Current Affairs

Postcards from the Wreck of the Steamer Crescent City

Paul Lundgren Nov 28, 2020 2 Comments

The steamer Crescent City was driven into rocks on the shore of Lake Superior northeast of Duluth 115 years ago today — Nov. 28, 1905. It was one of numerous wrecks during a storm that was most famous for sinking the Mataafa near the Duluth Ship Canal. Nine of 24 Mataafa crew members perished; everyone on Crescent City survived.

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Lake Avenue Loafers

Paul Lundgren Nov 27, 2020 1 Comment

Various photos of men whose obituaries mention their affiliation with the Lake Avenue Loafers.

Anyone who reads Duluth obituaries will occasionally come across this phrase: “… was a member of the Lake Avenue Loafers.” For the uninitiated it begs two questions: “Who were these guys and what did they do besides loaf?”

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History

Lift Lincoln Park Indiegogo Episode II

PDDTV Nov 26, 2020 No Comments

Another COVID-19 lockdown, another Lincoln Park Craft District Indiegogo campaign. The original, back in April, had 1,371 backers and raised more than $67,000.


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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival 2020 Trailer

Eric Chandler Nov 26, 2020 No Comments

This year’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is virtual. Films are available online from Thanksgiving Day until Oct. 24.

Proceeds benefit the Duluth Cross-Country Ski Club if purchased via duluthxc.com. Once there, click “DXC link to BMFF” to get started.


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